3. Stocks were down again yesterday, except in China. FTSE 100 was down 0.18 per cent, or 12 points. Dow: 17,731.92, -119.12, (-0.67%). S&P 500: 2,102.15, -12.00, (-0.57%). Nasdaq: 5,146.41, -25.36, (-0.49%). But Chinese stocks were looking to post a 7th straight day of gains. Shanghai Composite was at 4,178.262, up 1.32%, at the time of writing.

4. China manufacturing PMI declined.The Caixin-Markit China flash manufacturing PMI report, a gauge on activity across small to medium-sized firms, slumped in July. The index fell to 48.2, down from 49.4 in June. Markets had been expecting a rise to 49.7. The figure was the lowest level seen since April 2014.

8. You’re not going mad, the Financial Times really is getting pinker as the years go by.Great story from Quartz: “The FT has certainly grown pinker over the years as its brand became more closely associated with the colouring. Some, including the newspaper itself, prefer to call the current version ‘salmon pink.’ Asked to weigh in on the matter a few years ago, the Pantone Colour Institute suggested ‘bisque’ was a more appropriate descriptor.”